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Ebola outbreak over 埃博拉疫情結束

High-tech device detects brain injuries 高科技設備檢測腦部創傷

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The World Health Organisation says the Ebola outbreak in Guinea is officially over, two years after it first emerged there. More than 11,000 people have died of the disease. Most of them have been in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Health officials though still warning there could be sporadic outbreaks of Ebola.

世界衛生組織宣布在幾內亞爆發的埃博拉疫情正式結束，這距首次在當地發現該疾病已時隔兩年。兩年來，埃博拉病毒導致超過11000人死亡，而且，絕大多數發生在幾內亞，利比里亞和塞拉利昂。但是，衛生官員仍然發出警告，不排除埃博拉病毒零星爆發的可能性。

A good news story now about a medical advance. London's air ambulance is trialling a handheld scanner - called the Infrascanner - that can detect potentially life-threatening brain injuries. The device can spot clots on the surface of the brain which, left untreated, could lead to disability or death. ??

這是一個與醫學科技發展相關的好消息。倫敦的空中急救中心正在試用一種“Infrascanner 手持型紅外掃描儀”- 可以及時發現潛在的危及生命的腦部創傷。該儀器可以發現位于腦部表層的淤血凝塊，如果不及時治療的話，可能會導致殘疾或死亡。

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sporadic
零星的

spot
發現，識別

練習 

請從以下詞匯中選擇適當的答案來完成句子。注意：你可能需要改變單詞的時態來完成句子。

sporadic / spot

1. Only __________ fighting was reported elsewhere in the city, where government forces have been battling to halt a rebel offensive.

2. John was considered a very good football coach. He was quick to _________ young talent.

答案

1. Only sporadic fighting was reported elsewhere in the city, where government forces have been battling to halt a rebel offensive.

2. John was considered a very good football coach. He was quick to spot young talent.